It would seem this Script should be built in, apparently the Duplicate of my question was created 5 years ago. I am used to this feature on other sites I use including WordPress - a very professional editing platform. How can I turn this Duplicate into a Request for change here, I am new and don't know all the "ropes" yet. I will install the Script until the feature is added.
– P LloydDec 27 '18 at 22:34

@PLloyd the request for change (called feature requests here) already exists here. You can upvote it to show your support and if you have enough reputation you could put a bounty on it but be advised that Stack Exchange Inc. sets their own priorities and for the core Q/A engine those priorities seem low. I won't have high hopes this will be implemented anytime soon. It might take 6 to 8 weeks
– reneDec 28 '18 at 9:54

the userscript works fine, I find it difficult to understand why this simple change needs voting, or bountry to get installed. Anyone using Wordpress or any similar system is used to and expecting this, but maybe there is Too much democracy here....thx, I will be reminded of this post every time I enter a too long post and it tells me by how much!
– P LloydJan 7 at 4:05

@PLloyd the difference being that Wordpress is mainly open source and as such can have many contributors to add new features. Stack Exchange on the other hand has opted for a closed source model with (based on the .Net stack) where only Stack Exchange staff can add new features. That makes having the democratic voting system the next best thing to signal which features the community feels are useful to have. And that still doesn't guarantee the most voted feature will get implemented in 6 to 8 weeks ...
– reneJan 7 at 11:39